A civil action in the general sessions courts is commenced by a civil warrant being filed with the clerk in substance as follows:State of Tennessee______________ CountyTo any lawful process server to execute and return: summon ______________defendant____________________ to appear before the general sessions court of this county in ______________address city or______________, at ______________ on ______________to answer plaintiff(s) ______________ incounty, time datea civil action for ______________(include as many lines as necessary)under ____________________ dollars. This ______________date______________clerk/deputyAmended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 267, s 1, eff. 5/4/2017.Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 25.
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